... best hotel in Thailand so far. It has a real rainfall shower with hot water which is lush, its own bathroom not a "wet room" a massive king size bed and a state of the art plasma TV on the wall...and the bed is comfy!!

We went for a walk around the area, had a bite to eat at a little rooftop restaurant then chilled by the pool for the rest of the afternoon.

... just before 7, to discover that completely unbeknown to me, there was a small slum right below the hotel, which was a surprise to say the least given that last night someone was playing pop music at full volume through the boom box of a car with disco lights. Dad and Conor briefly complained about the "Denpasar Drains" stench, before we had breakfast at the buffet on the ground floor. We checked out of the ...

... content in their togetherness, they made generous room for me in their company. We roamed around the island a little but enjoyed most of our time simply being there, free of off-island concerns. We ate well, drank willingly and talked.

Every evening, at 1919, the Meridien conducts an evening ritual in its shallow reflection pool. It requires that guests roll up their trousers and wade into the water. There they ...

... the **** out of there asap, there's nowhere you can just 'crash' undisturbed. We thankfully were able to change our boat time with no hassle. Although we did have our faces set in grim determination so I suppose we may not have radiated friendly vibes. Thais are not confrontational. Oh, I had a verbal ***** fight on the boat with an overly loud camp German. The entire boat knew exactly how he acquired his 200 baht ferry home, he had 190 originally but somehow ...